diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6538bc77f..652fafb3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
-    tags: 
-      - '*'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
 
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
           ./gradlew spotlessCheck
 
   release:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     needs: [build-package]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/photon-server/versioningHelper.gradle b/photon-server/versioningHelper.gradle
index 5c37dbc37..84fa29875 100644
--- a/photon-server/versioningHelper.gradle
+++ b/photon-server/versioningHelper.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gradle.allprojects {
         String tagIsh
         try {
             exec {
-                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags'
+                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="Dev"'
                 standardOutput = stdout
             }
             tagIsh = stdout.toString().trim().toLowerCase()